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. >>> an intense rescue mission in montana for two local men reported missing last week. >> plus a chaotic scene two years ago will play out again today in a prince george's county courtroom. two police officers go on trial for their role in this sports- fueled riot at the university of maryland. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. . >>> good morning. straight up 6:00 on this monday, october 15th. taking a live look at route 110 and route 1 in virginia. traffic picking up just a little bit on your morning commute. roll the windows down. kind of nice out. >> let some wind in. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> the redskins have reason to celebrate this morning. they broke and eight-game losing streak at home with a win over the minnesota vikings 38-26. you just a saw that 76-yard run from rg iii to seal the deal. we'll watch it again, it was so great. we'll look at this play again. look at that speed. blazing speed. faster than tucker barnes when he works out after work going to the doughnut shop. that's how fast rg iii was going. look at the look on the minnesota
. >>> an intense rescue mission in montana for two local men reported missing last week. >> plus a chaotic scene two years ago will play out again today in a prince george's county courtroom. two police officers go on trial for their role in this sports- fueled riot at the university of maryland. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. . >>> good morning. straight up 6:00 on this monday, october 15th. taking a live look at route 110 and route 1 in virginia....
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the teen died at a local hospital. his family says he was going to be a father and thought he had some trouble. they just don't know who could have killed him. no word on a possible suspect or motive in this case. >>> relief for two virginia families whose loved ones had gown missing while hiking out west. they had gone like at glacier national park in montana. they were supposed to head back to virginia on friday but did not board their plane. search and rescue crews found them late yesterday afternoon. they had fallen down a ravine, rationed their remaining food and drink and used their gear to survive the freezing weather. >> pandemonium broke out. we were all screaming, they found them, they found them. and tears were -- i said oh, are you sure because i soaked your shirt. i hadn't really cried yet because i felt in my gut that nothing catastrophic had happened to him yet. so i couldn't cry. so knowing that he was safe, i could allow myself to cry. >> kathy peckens says the men did not have a gps tracking device wi
the teen died at a local hospital. his family says he was going to be a father and thought he had some trouble. they just don't know who could have killed him. no word on a possible suspect or motive in this case. >>> relief for two virginia families whose loved ones had gown missing while hiking out west. they had gone like at glacier national park in montana. they were supposed to head back to virginia on friday but did not board their plane. search and rescue crews found them late...
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luckily in local area of washington, visibility not bad at all. we've got visibility around ten miles here in the metro area. all these areas in blue are in the 40s. it is chilly. you'll need a sweater or jacket. areas in the green in the low 50s. that's right along the tidal potomac and the bay waters. most of the viewing area, we're in the 40s. low to mid-40s. out in the mountains of western pennsylvania and many locations in the 30s. we do have increasing clouds ahead of some rain. on the radar at the bottom of your screen there in color, that is some rain. southern virginia into the tennessee valley. that will come up our way but not until perhaps around sunset. between now and then, increasing clouds. by 8:00 low 50s. by noon, mid-60s. midafternoon near 70. sunrise 7:04. sunset at 6:50. that's when we'll probably begin to see the rain moving in. a look at that and the hometown forecast in ten minutes. your first 4 traffic with danella. >> thanks, tom. >>> traveling in our area, checking for accidents and delays. first let's start with the rai
luckily in local area of washington, visibility not bad at all. we've got visibility around ten miles here in the metro area. all these areas in blue are in the 40s. it is chilly. you'll need a sweater or jacket. areas in the green in the low 50s. that's right along the tidal potomac and the bay waters. most of the viewing area, we're in the 40s. low to mid-40s. out in the mountains of western pennsylvania and many locations in the 30s. we do have increasing clouds ahead of some rain. on the...
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so are most local government offices and schools. there is also a complete list of closings on myfoxdc.com. a lot of folk still going to have to weather what is left behind. >> yes, we still have, as wisdom said, a lot to go through in terms of some rain and winds to deal with. let's get right to it and take a look at what is happening. now, what was sandy, hurricane sandy, now just a low pressure system has lost its drop we'll characteristics. it is now 90 miles west of ?rid. maximum wind still strong, 65 miles per hour. it will move its way up to the north. -- it is now 90 miles west of philadelphia. you can see that we still are under the gun in terms of wet weather. plenty of rainfall through our area and we'll see that continuing into the course of today and into this evening. by tonight, we should start to get a gradual, gradual clearing of it and we'll see lighter shower activity. once again, don't be fooled as you are driving out there. a lot of low-lying areas still very dangerous. here are some of those rain totals for you.
so are most local government offices and schools. there is also a complete list of closings on myfoxdc.com. a lot of folk still going to have to weather what is left behind. >> yes, we still have, as wisdom said, a lot to go through in terms of some rain and winds to deal with. let's get right to it and take a look at what is happening. now, what was sandy, hurricane sandy, now just a low pressure system has lost its drop we'll characteristics. it is now 90 miles west of ?rid. maximum...
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the impact will be much more locally felt. that one was generally out to sea and caused problems up in the canadian maritimes. here is the latest with sandy. i want to go through a couple different possible scenarios here. it is moving off to the north and west at 13. we'll probably lose a little steam during the course of the da but what will reenergize it is the cold front. that will cause the storm to really flare up as we get into the end of the weekend. >> may i ask a question that our news director asked me yesterday that i didn't know the answer to. when you are talking about the cold air, usually like the tropical storm needs warm air and warm water to keep it energized. wouldn't pulling the cold air tend to make it fall part some? >> well, yes, it will lose its structure. it will lose its tropical structure but it won't lose its intensity because you have an enormous amount of energy available. let me show you the wind field. notice your cold front out to the west. see months lines -- see those lines? see where they'r
the impact will be much more locally felt. that one was generally out to sea and caused problems up in the canadian maritimes. here is the latest with sandy. i want to go through a couple different possible scenarios here. it is moving off to the north and west at 13. we'll probably lose a little steam during the course of the da but what will reenergize it is the cold front. that will cause the storm to really flare up as we get into the end of the weekend. >> may i ask a question that...
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and originally, the idea was to have someone sculpt local heroes, some local heroes like local indian heroes. >> local western heroes. >> i had on my list, lewis and clark, red cloud and buffalo bill cody. >> there was some thought of sculpt sculpting those figures out of the needles. he wrote to a famous sculptor. he liked to celebrate america. he was known for sculpting this great bust of abraham lincoln and was supposed to do some work in the south stone mountain of confederate leaders there. that project fell through so he was able for mount rushmore. he actually came up with the idea. >> maybe it is a good thing that project fell through. there you go. >> it depends on your perspective. >> mount rushmore, so yeah, he selected these four presidents and i didn't realize the symbolism behind the four presidents that he chose. >> okay. >> george washington, the first president, of course, was picked because he represents the birth of the united states. >> that makes sense. >> and washington, since he was the first president, his figure is dominant. it is out in front. the other presi
and originally, the idea was to have someone sculpt local heroes, some local heroes like local indian heroes. >> local western heroes. >> i had on my list, lewis and clark, red cloud and buffalo bill cody. >> there was some thought of sculpt sculpting those figures out of the needles. he wrote to a famous sculptor. he liked to celebrate america. he was known for sculpting this great bust of abraham lincoln and was supposed to do some work in the south stone mountain of...
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fox 5 news edge you desay the will focus on local and national candidates and issues. it starts tonight at 6:30 right here on fox 5. >>> early voting begins today in the district and there is one early voting center located in each ward. can you vote at any one of them regardless of where in d.c. you live. measures are in place to make scherr everyone only votes once. this is a full list of locations on myfoxdc.com. >>> coming up next in the morning line, another upset for the redskins. they made it through turnovers and injuries to grab a three- point lead. it wasn't enough to get that win. we'll break down what happened when fox 5 morning news continues. ve billion dollars ig and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male a
fox 5 news edge you desay the will focus on local and national candidates and issues. it starts tonight at 6:30 right here on fox 5. >>> early voting begins today in the district and there is one early voting center located in each ward. can you vote at any one of them regardless of where in d.c. you live. measures are in place to make scherr everyone only votes once. this is a full list of locations on myfoxdc.com. >>> coming up next in the morning line, another upset for the...
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. >> some local students getting a lesson in where their food comes from long before it even reaches their plate. holly has more when we come back. back. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm holly morrison on this tuesday. we're here to get your kids to eat well. because studies show that if kids are healthy eaters they will physically develop better and be smarter and that's why october has been declared national farm to school month. it is all about getting school to develop partnerships with their local farmers so that they can get their kids to eat better and we are lucky because in all of the nations, one of the schools that does it better, we're live here at a dc public bilingual charter school. this morning, i know it seems
. >> some local students getting a lesson in where their food comes from long before it even reaches their plate. holly has more when we come back. back. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank....
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. >>> two local -- . >> two local hikers missing for days in montana, how they're reunited with the families. >> and the redskins hit the practice field to get ready for a big division rival this sunday. coming up, the
. >>> two local -- . >> two local hikers missing for days in montana, how they're reunited with the families. >> and the redskins hit the practice field to get ready for a big division rival this sunday. coming up, the
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locally, we are still getting some rain but the very gusty wind are a thing of the past. so that is good news. let's get to the hd radar. let me show you the rain showers that continue for fall across the area. you can see there that we've got some rain owers that have reappeared here in the past hour off to the west and to the north. so could be a scattered shower in your forecast to start your day. but the trend will be i think just generally cloudy this afternoon with lighter winds and some cool temperatures. highs only expected to be in the mid-50s later today. the good news, i know we got trick or treaters. late this afternoon, maybe a little sunshine. and just kind of cool with temperatures falling back into the 40s here by dusk. temperature right now at reagan national, 43 degrees. 43 in leonardtown. 39 out in win chester. it is definitely chilly out there in gaithersburg. 39-degree. 39degrees. here is your forecast. temperature will be in the mid- 50s later this afternoon. it will be chilly. they will probably need a light jacket underneath the costume. >> thank y
locally, we are still getting some rain but the very gusty wind are a thing of the past. so that is good news. let's get to the hd radar. let me show you the rain showers that continue for fall across the area. you can see there that we've got some rain owers that have reappeared here in the past hour off to the west and to the north. so could be a scattered shower in your forecast to start your day. but the trend will be i think just generally cloudy this afternoon with lighter winds and some...
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the associated press, local teach stations and fox news did cover the speech at the time it was given. >>> presidential debate starts tonight at 9:00. can you catch it right here live on fox 5 followed by live coverage and analysis on fox 5 news at 10:00 and the end at 11:00. 11:00. >>> all in the morn's top stories, the search is still on if a pier of robbers targeting liquor stores in maryland. the men are seen on surveillance video as they rob the east pines liquor store in riverdale on tuesday. they are also suspected of hitting liquor stores in suitland and land overin the past month. al you have them happened as the businesses were opening. witnesses saw the men get away in a white suv in one of the robberies. >> the maryland governor is expected to allow that they be able to charge customers in advance. the idea is that people would pay an extra dollar or two a month. >>> baltimore ravens center matt burke says he is against same-sex marriage. he made that statement in an op- ed statement. >>> the washington redskins are putting their support behind another controversial issue
the associated press, local teach stations and fox news did cover the speech at the time it was given. >>> presidential debate starts tonight at 9:00. can you catch it right here live on fox 5 followed by live coverage and analysis on fox 5 news at 10:00 and the end at 11:00. 11:00. >>> all in the morn's top stories, the search is still on if a pier of robbers targeting liquor stores in maryland. the men are seen on surveillance video as they rob the east pines liquor store in...
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that is tying up the right local lane. heads up as you continue into towards oxon hill. now, 66 picking up some volume. we are down to about 43 miles per hour right now leaving manassas headed in towards centerville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> today, maryland state police are debuting the first of their new medevac helicopters. the demeanor says the new helicopters are needed to replace the aging old fleet that they have. ten of the 11 helicopters are more than two decades old actually total of 10 new choppers will be bought and continue to be used to transport trauma patients and aid and search and rescue efforts. >>> talk about man's best friend. this dog decided he didn't like it when his owner john had to say in the hospital for a few days. the dog wandered from his house to the hospital not once but twice. look at the cutie. his owners say the hospital is two miles there their house and it is likely the pup crossed a busy highway to get there. >>> coming up in our next hour, teens at one local school are getting a stark lesson i
that is tying up the right local lane. heads up as you continue into towards oxon hill. now, 66 picking up some volume. we are down to about 43 miles per hour right now leaving manassas headed in towards centerville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. on-timetraffic. >>> today, maryland state police are debuting the first of their new medevac helicopters. the demeanor says the new helicopters are needed to replace the aging old fleet that they have. ten of the 11 helicopters...
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let me show you the bigger picture he or the small are picture and give you some local radar and look at the rain now to the east of washington into prince george's county, out 50. crofton, bowie, annapolis, down into southern maryland, calvert county getting some very heavy rain and this will continue to spread across the area. so north and west, leesburg, out towards front royal and frederick, you too will see this heavy rain as that whole surge, that whole big storm we've been talking about for days and days continues to push unfortunately right in our direction. it looks like it will past just to our north and east during the overnight hours. here is the latest with sandy. maximum winds have increased since you went to bed last night. now, 58 miles per hour. that is a big change and that pressure continues to fall. 946millibars. this storm is very intense for this late in the season and for its current latitude. this is -- we're in new grounds here as far as the track and as far as intensity. moving right off to the north at 15. that is the other big change. during the day yesterd
let me show you the bigger picture he or the small are picture and give you some local radar and look at the rain now to the east of washington into prince george's county, out 50. crofton, bowie, annapolis, down into southern maryland, calvert county getting some very heavy rain and this will continue to spread across the area. so north and west, leesburg, out towards front royal and frederick, you too will see this heavy rain as that whole surge, that whole big storm we've been talking about...
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. >>> now to local politics and a blow to the campaigns of two d.c. council members hoping for re-election. in an editorial today, the "washington post" says neither michael brown nor vincent orange deserve another term as at-large counsel kill members. the post endorsed ins david grasso and leon swain, jr. >>> a sad day for the prince george's county police department as they mourn the loss of another fallen officer. >> officer kevin bowden was killed yesterday when his patrol car collided with an suv and slammed into a utility pole. fox 5's sherry ly is live at police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. sherry? >> reporter: well, wisdom, police say that officer kevin bowden was off duty when this accident happened. witnesses say the collision may have been caused by an suv that was swerving to avoid a tour bus when this collision happened. bowden got off work at 1:00 yesterday afternoon. and within hours, he was dead. his cruise are was headed northbound on branch avenue when he collided with that suv and crashed into a utility pole n
. >>> now to local politics and a blow to the campaigns of two d.c. council members hoping for re-election. in an editorial today, the "washington post" says neither michael brown nor vincent orange deserve another term as at-large counsel kill members. the post endorsed ins david grasso and leon swain, jr. >>> a sad day for the prince george's county police department as they mourn the loss of another fallen officer. >> officer kevin bowden was killed...
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he later showed up at a local hospital for treatment and is listed in serious condition. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> the latest from the campaign trail. president obama will be in ohio today following several high dollar fundraisers in california. first lady michelle obama will be in virginia rallying voters in loud ant county and republican presidential nominee mitt romney was in virginia yesterday where he outlined his foreign policy plan in a speech at virginia military institute. romney will be in iowa today and a new research center poll that just came out shows romney leading obama among likely voters 49 to 45%. >>> that is some nice music. >> isn't that nice? >> it is. >> kind of wake you up a little bit. >> the morning line, nats lose, orioles win. >> yeah, one out of two. >> and then rg iii. >> right. >> we got to see about that. >> we'll talk about that locker room yesterday. it was pretty interesting to get the guys' perspectives on rg iii's hits, getting knocked out. we will start with the bad news. the good news is nats are coming home tomorrow. 1
he later showed up at a local hospital for treatment and is listed in serious condition. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> the latest from the campaign trail. president obama will be in ohio today following several high dollar fundraisers in california. first lady michelle obama will be in virginia rallying voters in loud ant county and republican presidential nominee mitt romney was in virginia yesterday where he outlined his foreign policy plan in a speech at virginia military...
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>>> with less than two week to go until the election, we are focusing on the national campaigns and local issues that will impact you. be sure to watch fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 weeknights at 6:30. you can sure your thoughts about the up. coming election with us on twitter. twitter. >>> next week, maryland senate candidates will debate live on fox 5 morning news. morning new that is coming up next wednesday october 31st, starting at 9:00 a.m. if have you a -- if you have a question for one of candidates, send it to senate debate at wttg.com. >>> up next, one of mitt romney's sons took thing as you the bit too far. find out why he apologized to president obama. >> in the morning line, they brought back chris cooley this week. another familiar face is returning to the redskins. we'll have more when we return. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democrati
>>> with less than two week to go until the election, we are focusing on the national campaigns and local issues that will impact you. be sure to watch fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 weeknights at 6:30. you can sure your thoughts about the up. coming election with us on twitter. twitter. >>> next week, maryland senate candidates will debate live on fox 5 morning news. morning new that is coming up next wednesday october 31st, starting at 9:00 a.m. if have you a -- if you have...
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. >> now being a local company has developed a new app to help everyone from dog walkers to doctors streamline what they do in their business world. lauren demarco has more in this morning's smart phone zone. t p >> this is probably about a week or two's worth of paper. >> reporter: in a world of smart phones and tablets, who needs all that clutter. not to mention forms are fragile. >> we'll have a boot printed on it or coffee spildz or whatever. >> reporter: chamberlain contractors have been paving roads this d.c., maryland and virginia since 1996. now, they're paving a new chapter in the company's history by going paperless. >> you need to find the number and then go up or down. >> reporter: the software the crews now use is for the traditional paper documents. cap vas is an online market but the apps are developed for businesses. >> we wanted to be for the paper data collection what the kindle did for books. >> reporter: companies can choose from thousands of arrests to help them run more efficiently. there is something available for everyone from construction to medical offices. we even fo
. >> now being a local company has developed a new app to help everyone from dog walkers to doctors streamline what they do in their business world. lauren demarco has more in this morning's smart phone zone. t p >> this is probably about a week or two's worth of paper. >> reporter: in a world of smart phones and tablets, who needs all that clutter. not to mention forms are fragile. >> we'll have a boot printed on it or coffee spildz or whatever. >> reporter:...
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. >> and still ahead on fox 5 morning news, eating local isn't just good for the economy. it can be really tasty too. >> it takes a lot of work to bring the freshest flavors to your plate. holly is live in hollywood, maryland where they have beautiful sunrises apparently. >> i bet it is cold there too. >> she will show us how the oyster industry is making a comeback when we return. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. believe it or not, we are coming to you live from hollywood on this monday morning. okay. i have a polar fleece and scarf on, so clearly i'm not in hollywood, california. we are in hollywood, maryland on the water enjoying a beautiful sunrise. we're here to talk about oysters. chesapeake bay has a long history of the oyster industry. we'll talk about that. we're going to talk about how the industry is back. and that is due in part because of things called the oyster recovery partnership. we're live at hollywood oyster this morning. we're going to talk about how they are part of that process, how they are part of the oyster farming process a
. >> and still ahead on fox 5 morning news, eating local isn't just good for the economy. it can be really tasty too. >> it takes a lot of work to bring the freshest flavors to your plate. holly is live in hollywood, maryland where they have beautiful sunrises apparently. >> i bet it is cold there too. >> she will show us how the oyster industry is making a comeback when we return. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. believe it or not, we are...
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proceeds go towards breast cancer research and local community outreach programs. the walk begins at the armory mall and ends at the washington monument. it sounds like, according it our own tucker barnes, this will be a good weekend for it. >> yeah, although it will be mighty chilly tomorrow morning. temperatures will be in the 30s. >> might not want to wear shorts like in that video from last year. >> right. might need to be wearing the pink coat to start it off. let's go to the forecast. it looks like another great day. fridays are always good. mick in sunshine and temperatures in the mid-60s, it should feel pretty good. let's talk about the game tonight. we should have a cold front come through later this afternoon and that will pick up our winds and push some cooler temperatures in here later tonight. you headed out to the game, chilly and clear. first pitch about 50 degrees. about falling into the 40s and with a bit of a breeze, i think it will feel even cooler than that later tonight out at the park. hopefully, the bats will heat up quickly. thank you for la
proceeds go towards breast cancer research and local community outreach programs. the walk begins at the armory mall and ends at the washington monument. it sounds like, according it our own tucker barnes, this will be a good weekend for it. >> yeah, although it will be mighty chilly tomorrow morning. temperatures will be in the 30s. >> might not want to wear shorts like in that video from last year. >> right. might need to be wearing the pink coat to start it off. let's go to...
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a local congressman's son resigns from his father's campaign after an under cover video released. what patrick was caught on video saying. >> 12 days
a local congressman's son resigns from his father's campaign after an under cover video released. what patrick was caught on video saying. >> 12 days